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DEAN, JONATHAN, (s. of Ebenezer of Dedham) came here in 1798, with his second wife, Elizabeth, from Dedham, 2d D. of the Rev. Thomas Balch of the 2d Parish in that town, and settled on the place that was previously Ebenezer Dean's. His first wife was the D. of Capt. Samuel Holmes of Dedham. Ebenezer and Balch, his sons by the second wife, came here, with their parents, who, after a few years returned, as also did Ebenezer, to Dedham, leaving their youngest son, Balch, sole proprietor of the farm on which he now lives.
DEAN, BALCH, Esq., before mentioned, b. March 7, 1775, m. Martha, D. of David Brigham, Nov. 20, 1800. Child, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 31, 1801, and m. James Harvey Gerauld of Keene, N. H., (previously of Wrentham) June 6, 1827.
DEAN, FRANCIS (bro. of Balch) resided on the Eddy Place a few years, and then removed to Fitchburg. He had, while here, Francis, bap. July 7, 1805, and Charles Pinkney, bap. April 26, 1807.
DEAN, NATHANIEL (s. of Nathaniel, and g. s. of Eben- ezer, of Dedham) with his wife, Rebecca, wid. of Fisher Whiting of Dedham, formerly Rebecca Fairbank, came here in Oct., 1800, with two of her chil., viz: Rebecca Whiting, b. Dec. S,
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1790, and here m. Thomas Knowlton, Jr., in 1809; and Calvin Whiting, b. Oct. 8, 1794. He lived on the place formerly be- longing to the Crosbys, afterwards to Timothy Underwood, and now to Samuel Whitney, where he d. March 15, 1822, aged 62. His wid., Rebecca, d. in Boston, Feb. 10, 1829, aged 70.
DAVIS, Capt. SILAS, from Holden, m. Sarah Nurse of Framingham, in 1800, and lived on the place, now of Elisha Davis. Chil. Joel, b. May 8, 1802 ; Addison, Aug. 27, 1803 ; Esther, July 8, 1805 ; Nathan Nurse, Aug. 10, 1807; Sarah, Dec. 7, 1809; Rebecca Estabrook, March 3, 1812. He re- moved from town about 1814.
DAVIS, ELISHA m. Sarah Drake, Sept. 29, 1816. Chil. Orin Elisha, b. Dec. 28, 1817 ; Samuel Merrill, March 25, 1820; Benjamin Edwards Whipple, March 10, 1822; Amos Harrison, March 14, 1825 ; Juliet Maranda, Nov. 6, 1828.
DELANY, PATRICK (an Irishman) m. Sarah, D. of Jon- athan Cutler, May 4, 1795, and, after a few years, left town. Chil. Nancy, b. Feb. 21, 1798; Sarah, April 27, 1803; Wil- liam, Sept. 7, 1806; Cyrus, March 21, 1809.
DAY, WILLARD and his wife, Olive, came here from Wrentham about 1823, and resided a few years on the place where Silas Maynard now lives, and then returned to Wrentham. Chil. b. here, George Hiram, Sept. 23, 1824; Mary Ann Mi- nerva, June 24, 1827.
DRAKE, JONATHAN H. (s. sup. of Francis, who m. Sarah Hayden in Bridgewater, in 1775, and d. here, Jan. 17, 1817, aged 67) came here, with his wife, Abigail, about 1814. Chil. Diana Emeline, b. Sept. 1, 1815; Sarah Hayden, July 23, 1817; Jonathan Charles, July 23, 1819. He m. Anna Bruce, D. of Daniel Stone, Jan. 1, 1824, and had Albert Stone, b. March, 1826. The father d. in 1844, His brother, Cyrus, m. Hannah, D. of James Alexander, Sept. 22, 1819.
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DUDLEY, GERRY (s. of David and g. s. of Abel, whose wid., Sarah, sup. a sister of Francis Drake, d. here, Feb. 10, 1817, aged 72) m. Elizabeth Bellows, Nov. 18, 1827, and d. Jan. 25, 1835, aged 31. Chil. Harriet Louisa, b. April 15, 1828 ; Abigail Frances, June 2, 1829; Mary Ann, Aug. 16, 1831.
EAGER, ABRAHAM (s. of William, who m. Ruth Hill in Malden, in 1659) m. Lydia Woods, or Wood, in Marlboro', March 22, 1692; and there had sons, Abraham, b. Sept. 14, 1709 ; Bezaleel, Dec. 22, 1713, and Benjamin, May 17, 1716. Bezaleel settled in Westboro', in that part, now Northboro', where his son, Francis, and his g. s., the late Col. William Eager, formerly lived. The other two sons settled in this town.
Their parents both d. here. He d. Oct. 25, 1734, and his wid., Lydia, Jan. 7, 1739 ; their ages unknown. His age, if 21, when m., was about 63. He was several years Town Clerk of Marlboro'; the last was in 1730. He is styled Capt., on the record of deaths.
EAGER, ABRAHAM (s. of the above) m. Dinah, D. of Luke Rice, April 25, 1739; she was ad. to this chh. in 1742; his death is not on record. His wid., "relict," d. Aug. 13, 1788, aged 69. Chil. Paul, b. April 13, 1740 ; sup. settled in Prince- ton, and m. Jane Forbus* of Rutland, in 1768; Azubah, Sept. 16, 1742, and m. Ephraim Wheeler, Nov. 4, 1761; Noah, June 3, 1745, and d. Oct. 19, 1781 ; Sarah, June 25, 1749, and m. James Curtis of Worcester, May 24, 1770; Lewis, April 10, 1752; Benjamin, Sept. 19, 1755; Leonard, Dec. 6, 1757.
EAGER, Capt. BENJAMIN (bro. of the above) m. Abigail Johnson of Worcester, Aug. 18, 1737. She was ad. to this chh. in 1742, and d. Sept. 12, 1747, aged 32. Chil. Lucretia, b. April 27, 1738 ; Lydia, Jan. 20, 1740, and m. Matthew Nobles of Westfield, May 21, 1759; Dorothy, Jan. 24, 1742; Winsor, March 15, 1744 ; Ashbel, May 25, 1746. He next m. Sarah
* Perhaps Forbes.
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- of Westfield, 1749, and d. June 21, 1759, aged 44. His wid., Sarah, sup. nı. Capt. John Heuston, or Huston, of Nova Scotia, in 1761.
EAGER, Capt. LEWIS (s. of Abraham) m. Sarah Stacey of Framingham, Sept. 22, 1779, and d. Jan. 5, 1822, aged 70. His wid. Sarah, ad. to chh. here, 1802, d. Feb. 21, 1841, aged 84. Chil. Abraham, b. July 6, 1780, lived in Troy, N. Y. some years, where he m., and returned here, and d. June 27, 1817, aged 37; Hannah, Feb. 15, 1782, and d. unm. about 1803; John, Sept. 30, 1783; Lucy, March 13, 1785, and m. Jonathan Dudley of Sutton, May 4, 1829; Welcome, (now Wil- liam) Nov. 1, 1786, and m. - Bruce of Grafton ; Sarah, March 28, 1788, and d. 1793; Austin, Dec. 1, 1789, and d. 1795; Lewis, Sept. 5, 1791; Sarah, Jan. 18, 1794, and m. George Slocumb, Jr., in 1817 ; Cleora, July 5, 1795, and d. July 31, 1819; Charles, Sept. 13, 1798, and d. Aug. 14, 1814.
EAGER, JOHN (s. of Capt. Lewis) m. Martha, D. of Na- than Howe, Esq., Feb. 13, 1808, and removed to Camden, Me., Dep. Sheriff and Post Master there, and d. Sept. 11, 1837, aged 50. Chil. Fidelia, who d., say, 1827; Mary S., who m. - Codman ; William, who d. in Texas, 1847; John; Charles Austin; Martha Ann, who m. - Woodbury ; Sarah Eliza- beth, who m. - Morse ; Lucy and George.
EAGER, ZACHARIAH, b. 1716 (s. of Zachariah, of Marlboro') m. wid. Abigail Moor, April 12, 1760, and lived in the "Leg." Chil. Lovisa, b. Nov. 11, 1760; Benjamin, Oct. 7, 1762 ; and Jonathan, Jan. 1765. This family and others, with their lands, were set off to Lancaster, in 1768.
EAGER NATHAN, b. 1731, (s. of Uriah, and g. s. of Zerubbabel, of Marlboro', who was brother of Abraham, first mentioned) m. Sarah Goodenow in Marlboro', Feb. 5, 1755, and had Nathan, whom I sup. to have been the following, and, that he, with his wife, came here from Lancaster.
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EAGER, NATHAN and his wife, Dinah, were ad. to the chh. here, in 1777, but not from any other. He was one of those chosen by the chh. in that year, " to assist in setting the psalm." Chil. Ephron and Alvan, bap. June 1, 1777. Ephron, I sup., settled in Northboro'.
EAGER, NAHUM (from Providence, s. of Ephron, of Northboro') m. Elizabeth, D. of Capt. Jonathan Nelson, Aug. 27, 1820, and kept a public house in this town, a short time, on the Worcester turnpike. Child, Edwards Whipple, b. Oct. 22, 1822. He removed to Leicester soon after and d .; his wid., Elizabeth, m. - Parker.
One or more families of the name of Eager, not before men- tioned, were living in the North Parish before it became a town, but there is nothing to show that fact on the records here.
EAGER, JOSEPH and his wife, Elizabeth Green, both from Northboro', lived in the North Parish, and had, besides other chil., Miriam, who m. Dea. Gershom Wheelock, in 1811.
EDDY, Capt. BENJAMIN,* whose wife was Martha Brond- son of Boston, came here with a family, as mentioned in the
* Samuel and John Eddy, sons of Rev. William Eddy of Crainbrook, in the County of Kent, in England, came to America in the ship Handmaid, Capt. Grant, master, and arrived at Plymouth, Oct. 29, 1630, where Samuel settled and had Caleb, b. in 1643, who d. at the age of 70. His son, Caleb, b. in 1672. m. Hannah Brown and d. in Boston, 1747. His son Caleb, b. in 1721, m. Martha Marks, and d. in Boston, 1752. His son, Benjamin, b. Feb. 19, 1743, is the above mentioned.
Capt. Benjamin Eddy was early inured to the hardships of a sea-faring life. At the commencement of the Revolution, he was taken prisoner by a British man of war, and, with his vessel, carried into Halifax; whence, after some months, he escaped from prison, and travelled through the wilderness to Boston.
His wife and children had left Boston and retired to Worcester, for a season, where he joined them a short time before he came to Shrewsbury. He removed to this town, with his family, in 1776, having, in Nov. of that year, purchased of Dennis Smith, the place on which he afterwards settled, and now belonging to Capt. Nathan Baldwin.
After the war had closed, he was, for several years, in command of vessels out of Boston, in the London trade, which afforded him facilities for furnishing his store here with a greater variety of fancy articles than were usually to be found in a country town at that period.
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note below. Chil. Martha, b. July 24, 1764, and m. Dr. Zephaniah Jennings of Hardwick, Nov. 28, 1799; Mary, July 26, 1766, and m. Eliakim Morse, Sept. 22, 1786, and d. in Boston, April 26, 1800; Hannah, July 11, 1768, and m. Luke Bemis of Watertown, July 9, 1797, and d. March 31, 1837 ; Sarah, Aug. 11, 1770, and d. here, Sept. 11, 1778; Robert Rand, March 18, 1774, and d. here, Sept. 13, 1778. All the above named chil. were b. in Boston. Eunice, b. Oct. 11, 1776, in Worcester, and d. here, July 20, 1796; Sarah, May 17, 1779, and m. William Cotting of West Cambridge, Jan. 21, 1810; Robert Rand, Aug. 25, 1781, and d. June 17, 1796; Caleb, May 27, 1784.
Capt. Eddy removed to Waltham in 1804, and, in 1813, to West Cambridge, where he d. Aug. 11, 1817, aged 74.
EDDY, CALEB (s. of Benjamin) m. and resides in Boston. Chil. Robert Henry ; Mary Caroline; Benjamin ; Thomas Melville ; Benjamin ; and Albert Melville. The first and two last are living.
EARL STEPHEN, from Boxford, m. Mary, D. of Heze- kiah Rice, May 11, 1780. Chil. Henry, bap. Aug. 28, 1780 ; John, bap. March 31, 1782. The parents removed to Gerry, now Phillipston ; where they had Hezekiah; Lydia ; Sophia ; Mary; Lucy and Stephen. The father d. in Boston, June, 1825, aged 72. His wife, Mary, d. ten or twelve years previous.
EARL RALPH and his wife, Phebe, had Ralph, b. May 11, 1751.
FLINT, Dr. EDWARD * (from Concord) m. Mary, D. of
* Hon. Thomas Flint came from Matlock, in Derbyshire, (England) to Concord, in 1638, possessed of wealth, talents and a Christian character. He d. Oct. 8, 1653. His son, John, m. Mary, D. of Urian Oaks, President of H. U., in 1667, and d. in 1687. Their son, Thomas, m. Mary Brown. They were the parents of Dr. Edward, above mentioned, and of Thomas, who settled in Rutland, father of Dea. Tilly Flint of that town.
I am indebted for much of this information to Mr. Shattuck's History of Con- cord. Dr. Flint was a fellow student in Medford with the late Gov. Brooks, and
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Daniel Howe, Jan. 8, 1758. They were admitted to the chh. here, in 1801. He d. Nov. 13, 1818, aged 85. His wife, Mary, d. Feb. 11, 1817, aged 78. Chil. Eleanor, b. Feb. 22, 1758, and m. Joseph Curtis of Worcester, in 1774; Austin, Jan. 4, 1760; Josiah, Dec. 12, 1761, and d. Jan. 1, 1770 ; Dorothy, March 30, 1764, and m. Jonathan Adams, Jr., in 1790; Edward, Feb. 7, 1766, and d. June 8, 1788; Mury, Jan. 3, 1768, and m. Zenas Stone, in 1790 ; Lucy, Nov. 22, 1769, and m. Ebenezer Drury, Jr., in 1793; Lydia, Oct. 29, 1771, and m. Oliver Munroe of Northboro', in 1794; Sarah, Aug. 30, 1773, and m. John Jennison, in 1799; Josiah, Dec. 15, 1775 ; John, Jan. 18, 1779.
FLINT, Dr. AUSTIN (s. of Dr. Edward) removed to Leicester, and there m. Elizabeth, D. of Col. William Henshaw, June 7, 1785. She d. Aug. 1, 1827, aged 63. He (in 1847) still lives in ripe old age. Chil. Joseph Henshaw, who was a practising physician in this town a few years, and, about 1811, removed to Petersham, thence to Northampton, thence to Spring- field, and d. in Leicester, in 1846. Sarah ; Edward; Eliza- beth ; Waldo; and Laura.
FLINT, Dr. JOHN (s. of Dr. Edward) m. Abigail, D. of Capt. Abraham Munroe of Northboro', in 1801, and, soon after, removed to Petersham, where he d. of spotted fever, in 1809, leaving a son, John, now (1847) a skilful physician in Boston. His wid. Abigail, m. Col. William Eager of Northboro'.
FLINT, Maj. JOSIAH (s. of Dr. Edward) m. Nancy, D. of Luther Stone of Southboro', in 1801, and lives on the home-
settled here soon after the decease of Dr. Joshua Smith, in 1756. He was chief chirurgeon in Col. Ruggles' regiment, in 1758, in an expedition against Canada. He was not long in that service. Having just previously taken to himself a wife, he soon returned. He was many years Town Clerk, one of the Selectmen, a staunch Whig in the time of the Revolution, and Surgeon in the Army at Cambridge, in 1775. His practice was extensive and abundant. Cheerful and humorous, he gave efficacy to his medicine by administering it with anecdotes and queer stories, that rarely failed to revive desponding patients.
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stead. She d. Aug. 16, 1816, aged 34. Chil. Mary Eleanor, b. Oct. 16, 1802, the only one on the town record, and d. Sept. 6, 1803 ; Mary, bap. Aug. 10, 1806, and m. Eli Walcutt of Worcester, Dec. 26, 1828; Charles, bap. and d. in 1809; Nancy, bap. July 7, 1812, and m. Joseph W. Mason ; Edward, bap. March 31, 1816, and killed by a cart wheel passing over him, Oct. 13, 1820. His second wife, Mary, was sister of his first wife, and m. in 1817. She d. Jan. 13, 1844, aged 58. Chil. Lydia Maria, bap. Sept. 27, 1818; Laura, bap. Sept. 10, 1820, and Jane, bap. Dec. 15, 1822.
FRISSOL, (FRIZZOL) SAMUEL, both ways on the records, m. Prudence Flagg of Watertown, Feb. 1, 1727. He was then called of Framingham. Their chil. here were Samuel, b. April 5, 1729; John, Sept. 20, 1730; Prudence, May 20, 1732 ; Abigail, Jan. 21, 1734, and m. Jason Parmenter of Nashua, March 7, 1753; Mary, Jan. 29, 1736 ; Susanna, Sept. 29, 1739. His wife, Prudence, was undoubtedly a relative, perhaps sister, of Gershom Flagg, of whom hereafter.
FRENCH, JONATHAN and his wife, whose name does not appear on record, had James, bap. May 11, 1735; William, bap. June 26, 1737.
FRENCH, JOSEPH m. Mary Bixbee, Jan. 2, 1746, and had Desire, b. Aug. 31, 1746, on the town record called a son, probably a mistake. Martha French m. Jonathan Ball of West- boro', April 4, 1739. Families of this name (French) were in Cambridge, in 1637.
FOSTER, JONATHAN, on house lot, No. 44, in 1729; ad. to chh. here in 1727; wife's name, Mary, and ad. to chh., 1735. Their chil., as recorded here, were Jonathan, b. June 6, 1719, and ad. to chh. here in 1743 ; Mary, Nov. 24, 1721 ; Benjamin, March 1, 1724, bap. at his father's house in 1727, and d. same year, say the church records ; Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1726; Hezekiah, Aug. 28, 1728; Bulah, Feb. 13, 1731 ; Je-
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mima, bap. July 8, 1733 ; Kezia, bap. June 4, 1736. There is no death on the town record of the name of Foster.
Jonathan Foster, probably the first above mentioned, m. Bath- sheba, the wid., I sup., of John Crosby, in 1741.
FOSTER, HEZEKIAH and his wife, Hannah, were from Haverhill, where they had, say the town records, Hannah, b. May 6, 1747.
FLAGG, GERSHOM * (sup. from Watertown) m. Hannah, D. sup. of Capt. John Keyes, Jan. 6, 1725 ; and was on house lot, No. 36, in 1729. She was ad. to chh. here in 1727, and he, in 1732. Chil. Persis, b. June 8, 1726 ; Stephen, July 22, 1728 ; Jotham, July 25, 1730; Solomon, March 6, 1733; Gershom, Jan. 1, 1735 ; Thankful, Jan. 21, 1739. His wid., Hannah, is sup. to have m. Eleazer Taylor in 1744.
FLAGG, STEPHEN (s. of Gershom) m. Judith, D. of Eleazer Taylor, Dec. 6, 1750. Chil. John, b. Oct. 4, 1751, and d. 1756 ; Solomon, Aug. 13, 1753, and d. 1756 ; Stephen, March 23, 1755, and d. 1758; Judith, March 6, 1757, and m. Samuel Andrews in 1777; Stephen, June 8, 1759; John, Dec. 21, 1760, and d. Jan. 30, 1785; Solomon, April 1, 1764, and m. Rebecca Dakin, Oct. 1789 ; Benjamin, May 25, 1766 ; Jotham, Jan. 8, 1767 ; Lucretia, June 2, 1768; Gershom, Sept. 27, 1770.
FLAGG, JOTHAM (s. of Gershom) m. Rebecca Kendall, Aug. 15, 1765. Chil. Jotham, b. Jan. 8, 1767 ; Rebecca, Oct. 22, 1768; Solomon, Oct. 21, 1770; Samuel, Sept. 8, 1772; Thankful, Feb. 28, 1774 ; Pliny, April 8, 1776.
FLAGG, JOEL and his wife, Mary, from Boylston, had Mary Elizabeth, b. here, Jan. 4, 1821.
* Gershom "fleg," Mass., freeman, 1674, was probably the Gershom fleg, who, with his wife, Hannah, was in Woburn in 1685, and had a son, Benoni, b. there in that year. Lt. Gershom fleg, d. in Woburn, 1690. Thomas "fleg," whose wife was Mary -, was in Watertown, 1643, when and where he had John, and, in 1662, Benjamin. John fleg, and his wife, Mary, had Sarah, b. there in 1675, and John, in 1677. "fleg ; " see note page 220.
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FARR, DANIEL, (perhaps a descendant of George, who, with his wife, Elizabeth, was in Lynn in 1630, and d. 166], leaving sons, John ; Lazarus ; Benjamin ; and Joseph ;) whose wife was Mary, had Patience, b. March 29, 1760 ; Sarah, March 28, 1762; Samuel, March 3, 1764; Mary, Aug. 23, 1766, and m. John Bailey of Hollis, N. H., in 1784.
FISKE, JACOB and his wife, whose name is not on the records here, were from Wenham; being a mem. of the chh. there, had his son, Jonathan, bap. here, May 22, 1748.
Daniel Fiske m. Elizabeth Goddard, Nov. 2, 1743.
Rachel Fiske m. Isaac Stone, Jr., of Lancaster, 1765. Moses Fiske m. Lucy Bush, 1781.
FURNIS, BENJAMIN (Furness, Irish extraction) m. Abi- gail Taylor of Sturbridge, in 1766; it does not appear that he had any more family while here, which was as late as 1774, when he was licensed to keep a public house, where Joseph Nurse now lives .*
FARRAR, Maj. JOHN f and his wife, who was Hannah Brown, came here, settled on the place, and kept a public house, where the late Capt. Levi Pease afterwards lived. He d. there,
* It was there the late Aaron Smith, as he informed me, first saw a potatoe. He, a lad, and his brother, Moses, being there in planting time, saw Furness placing some small things in a row upon the grass land and covering them with sods; they inquired of him what they were; Furness replied, paratoes, and asked the boys if they never saw any before ? They said, No; what are they good for ? He told them, and gave them a few to carry home, with directions how to cook them, roast or boil. They roasted and ate them in the evening. Soon after, Moses was taken sick, and attributing the cause to the paratoes, did not eat another until several years afterwards.
t John and Jacob Farrar were Proprietors of Lancaster in 1653. Jacob, son of John or Jacob, m. Hannah, D. of John Houghton, Esq. in 1668, and was killed by the Indians, Aug. 22, 1675. His sons, Jacob, George, Joseph, and John, removed to Concord. George m. Mary How, in 1692, settled in Concord, and d. 1760, aged 89. His youngest son, Samuel, m. Lydia Barrett in 1732, and d. 1783, aged 75. - Shattuck.
They were the parents, as I suppose, of Maj. John, who was b. about, 1741. A John Farrar m. Martha Swift of Framingham, Oct. 13, 1740 .- Mid. Co. Records.
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Jan. 15, 1793, aged 52. Chil. Ephraim, b. Oct. 22, 1765, at Cambridge ; Martha, March 10, 1767, and d. in 2 mos .; she was bap. here, in 1767, " the parents being in covenant with the chh. in Concord ; " Martha, Aug. 26, 1769, and m. - Brons- don of Milton ; John, May 10, 1768, and d. in 1770 ; Lucy, Dec. 13, 1770, and d. in 1771; Lucy, Feb. 2, 1773, and d. in 2 mos. ; Mary, April 3, 1774, and d. in 2 mos. ; Hannah, Aug. 25, 1775, and d. in 1778; Relief, Oct. 20, 1777, and d. in 6 mos. ; Hannah, Nov. 26, 1779, and m. - Read, and next, Eastabrook of Royalston. Ephraim (whose name was, in his adult age, altered to John) lived a few years in Worcester ; went to the West, m. and d. there. Hannah, the wid. of Maj. Farrar, m. Rev. Joseph Lee of Royalston, May 21, 1795.
FASSETT, JONATHAN (Fassett on early and late records ; it is probably a corruption from Fawcett) came to this town with his wife, Sarah, from Bedford, (sup. Sarah Davis, and m. there, Oct. 27, 1761) and settled in the N. P. He was one of the Selectmen, in 1781. Chil., whose births are recorded here, Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1767 ; Amittia, (perhaps Amelia) b. March 2, 1771, and m. Abel Moore Goodenow, April 15, 1790; Eliz- abeth, Nov. 26, 1773 ; Rebecca, Feb. 17, 1777 ; Lucy, Sept. 12, 1779, and m. Ephraim Lyon, Jr., in 1799 ; Abigail, Dec. 27, 1731, and m. Asahel Noyes, in 1802; Joseph, May 17, 1784. Probably it was his D. Sarah, (b. before the family re- moved here,) that m. Andrew Bigelow, in 1785.
FORBES, ELISHA and his wife, Hannah, had a D. Eliza- beth, bap. here, Nov. 10, 1771 ; the mother was then a mem. of the chh. in Upton.
FAIRBANK, Rev. ELEAZER, (from Preston, Ct.) ord. to the ministry in the N. P., March 27, 1777, m. Sarah, D. of Dea. Amariah Bigelow, Oct. 3, 1781, and was dismissed, at his own request, April 23, 1793. Chil. Melthina, b. June 26, 1782 ; Perley, Feb. 29, 1784. He was installed over the chh. in Wil- mington, Vt., in Sept. 1793, dismissed soon after, and d., it is said, at Palmyra, N. Y., in 1821.
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FAIRBANK, ISAIAH, Jr. (sup. from Grafton) m. Martha Symms Brocas, Nov. 11, 1802. Child, John, b. Aug. 28, 1803. They removed from town soon after.
FAY, Capt. CHARLES, (s., and 12th of 13 children of Capt. Benjamin Fay of Westboro', who m. Martha Miles of Concord, Dec. 27, 1739. They had 11 chil .; Martha, d. July 9, 1761. His second wife was Elizabeth Stow of Grafton, whom he m. Oct. 28, 1765) b. July 12, 1766, and m. Deborah, D. of Capt. Ephraim Lyon, Sen., then of Grafton, afterwards of this town. She d. Nov. 15, 1815, aged 49. He d. Sept. 7, 1818, aged 52. Chil. Charles Taylor, b. June 2, 1789; Joel, May 24, 1791, and m. Catharine Bigelow ; Deborah, Aug. 3, 1794, and m. Lewis Witherby, in 1818; David, August 4, 1799; Jonathan Prescott, Nov. 29, 1801 ; the two last went to Ohio, unm .; Elizabeth Lyon, April 1, 1807.
FAY, CHARLES TAYLOR (s. of Capt. Charles) m. Re- lief, D. of Abel Goulding, March 22, 1812. Chil. No births. on record. Their s., Charles Henry, d. May 18, 1818, aged 6 years.
FAY, JOHN, (s. sup. of John and Mehitable, of Westboro',) b. April 19, 1784, m. Elizabeth, D. of Daniel Noyes, March. 13, 1808. Both are said to have d. young, of consumption.
FAY, SOLOMON T., (s. of Capt. Solomon and Susanna, of Westboro') b. Aug. 21, 1803, came here from Westboro', say in 1826, with his wife, Ascah, and lived a few years on the Jen- nison Place, a short distance west of where Joseph Nurse lives, and then returned. Chil., whose births are recorded here, Henry Clinton, b. March 4, 1827 ; George Ellis, Jan. 13, 1829; Abbe Ann, Nov. 28, 1830, and Solomon Dexter, Jan. 15, 1834.
FALES, Capt. DANIEL, originally from Wrentham, came here from Newton, with his wife, Sarah Pratt, about 1802, ard settled on the place previously owned by Joseph Hastings. Chil.
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Leander, b. Dec. 15, 1798; Mary Ann, Dec. 21, 1800, and m. John Parker, Jr., of Templeton, Sept. 4, 1823 ; Almira Lu- cretia, Jan. 4, 1903, and m. Calvin Lincoln of Holliston, Jan. 1, 1822; John Mann, Aug. 25, 1805; Charles, June 2, 1807; Martha Southgate, March 5, 1809 ; Sarah Eliza, May 17, 1811 ; Daniel Henry, June 30, 1813.
FALES, Capt. LEANDER (s. of Capt, Daniel) m. Han- nah, D. of Bethuel Boyd, May 19, 1829. She d. Dec, 28, 1843, aged 41. Chil. Susan Caroline, b. July 25, 1830; John Boyd, Aug. 19, 1832; Edward Leander, Feb. 28, 1835 ; John Edward, Nov. 24, 1837; Charles Henry, Oct. 27, 1839. His second wife was Cherry Maria, wid. of Almon Allen of Princeton, and D. of Nathaniel Green.
FITCH, CHARLES H. and his wife, who was Susan Orne, came here from Salem, about 1803, and lived on the farm north- erly from the meeting house, known as the Goddard Place. They had two daughters, whose births are not on record here, viz : Susan, who m. Calvin R. Stone, in 1812, and Mariann B., who m. Hiram A. Morse, Nov. 7, 1827.
FESSENDEN, WYMAN, (s. of John, who m. Elizabeth, D. of Ross Wyman, in 1769) b. in 1772, came here, with a family, about 1827, and lived some years on the Pease Place. Of his children were two sons, Seth Wyman and John Stillman.
FESSENDEN, SETH WYMAN (s. of Wyman) m. Mary Ann, D. of Simon Maynard, Jan. 1, 1829. She d. Sept. 2, 1836, aged 37. Chil. Charles Otis, b. Sept. 16, 1830; Julia Ann, Dec. 20, 1731 ; Elizabeth Dean, March 4, 1833.
FESSENDEN, JOHN STILLMAN (s. of Wyman) m. Lucy Shaw of Palmer, in 1831, and d. Aug. 29, 1843, aged 44. Child, Henry Gardner, b. Oct. 14, 1832.
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FILMORE, GEORGE, said to have been an Englishman born, came here from Worcester, in 1774. He enlisted into the Continental Army for three years, and served as private soldier during most of the war. He was honorably discharged, and, in his old age, enjoyed a pension from the government. He m. Sarah, D. of William Norcross, Dec. 9, 1779, and d. Sept. 29, 1832, aged 90; his wid., Sarah, d. Sept. 17, 1840, aged 94. A filial daughter has caused handsome monuments to be erected to their memory. Chil., whose births are recorded here, Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1785 ; Joel, March 4, 1790; William, April 29, 1792; John, Feb. 10, 1795; Persis, Dec. 15, 1796 ; Francis, June 7, 1799 ; Samuel Smith, Jan. 7, 1805.
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